I like the 2012 bug. The flatter roof and hood give it a really neat look. I'd still get one.



My sister had a '71 Super. Lime yellow/black. Thing ran like a top for over a decade. Finally sold it for a AWD Subi when they moved to the mountains.

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2014 C250 21,XXX my new DD ** 2013 GLK 350 18,000 Wife's new DD**

- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Yeah- it doesn't look like a Beetle any more. Maybe they should have called it a revival of the bathtub Porsche....

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

AWD would be sha-weet.

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'07 Yukon 2500
'13 Subaru Outback 3.6R
'13 Orbea Carpe 9-speed

Currently Benzless
Formerly: 300TD, S600, E55, 560SEL

---= The forest breathes, listen.
-Native American elder

one please

Still made in Mexico, wrong wheel drive.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.

The new ones still look very silly, pass.

Staring to look too much like a PT cruiser, with that rear wheel flair and all.

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1989 300E 144K

So what do they call it now? The new new beetle?

How many chances do they have to get it right?

Kind of has some nuances of a Renault Dauphine up front, and that's not a good overtone.

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80 300SD (129k mi) 82 240D stick (193k mi)77 240D auto - stick to be (153k mi) 85 380SL (145k mi) 89 BMW 535i 82 Diesel Rabbit Pickup (374k mi) 91 Jetta IDI Diesel (155k mi) 81 VW Rabbit Convertible Diesel 70 Triumph Spitfire Mk III (63kmi)66 Triumph TR4a IRS (90k mi)67 Ford F-100 (??)

Did they ditch the flower vase on the dashboard?

Yes, and it's just "Beetle" now

did it get longer, or did they reduce the height? I knda like it, but I liked the new beetle too except for the crappy plastic touch points inside

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1982 300CD Turbo (Otis, "ups & downs") parts for sale
2003 TJ with Hemi (to go anywhere, quickly) sold
2001 Excursion Powerstroke (to go dependably)
1970 Mustang 428SCJ (to go fast)
1962 Corvette LS1 (to go in style)
2001 Schwinn Grape Krate 10spd (if all else fails)

They are kind of turning it into a crappy FWD 911.

I'd recommend saving more money and buying a Caymen, since its a thousand times better in every area.

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

Wow. Bathtub Porsche is right, but in a really awkward fashion. The (old) New Beetle was a complete chick car and had few redeeming qualities. This one just looks plain wrong.

The "new" Microbus they are coming out with looks equally disgusting.

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1991 300E - 212K and rising fast...

IMHO, the older beetle looked much cleaner. The new beetle is a chick car, and should look like a chick car. This looks more like an Audi TT with ugly body panels.

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-Justin

91 560 SEC AMG - other dogs dd
01 Honda S2000 - dogs dd
07 MB ML320 CDI - dd
16 Lexus IS250 - wifes dd

it's automatic.